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incense
English
Etymology
From Middle English encens, from Old French encens (“sweet-smelling substance”) from Late Latin incensum (“burnt incense”, literally “something burnt”), neuter past participle of incend? (“I set on fire”). Compare incendiary. Cognate with Spanish encender and incienso.
Pronunciation
- Noun:
- enPR: ?n's?ns, IPA(key): /??ns?ns/
- Verb:
- enPR: ?ns?ns', IPA(key): /?n?s?ns/
Noun
incense (countable and uncountable, plural incenses)
- A perfume used in the rites of various religions.
- (figuratively) Homage; adulation.
Hyponyms
- joss stick, incense stick
Derived terms
- incense boat
- incense cedar
Related terms
- frankincense
Translations
Verb
incense (third-person singular simple present incenses, present participle incensing, simple past and past participle incensed)
- (transitive) To anger or infuriate.
- I think it would incense him to learn the truth.
- (archaic) To incite, stimulate.
- (transitive) To offer incense to.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
- (transitive) To perfume with, or as with, incense.
- 1603, John Marston, The Malcontent
- Incensed with wanton sweetes.
- 1837 Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History
- Neither, for the future, shall any man or woman, self-styled noble, be incensed, — foolishly fumigated with incense, in Church; as the wont has been.
- 1603, John Marston, The Malcontent
- (obsolete) To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.
Translations
Anagrams
- Nicenes
Latin
Participle
inc?nse
- vocative masculine singular of inc?nsus
References
- incense in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- incense in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- incense in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- incense in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia?[1]
- incense in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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vex
English
Etymology
From Middle English vexen, from Old French vexer, from Latin v?x?re (“disturb, agitate, annoy”). Displaced native Middle English grillen (“to vex, annoy”) from Old English grillan. Doublet of quake.
Pronunciation
- enPR: v?ks, IPA(key): /v?ks/
- Rhymes: -?ks
Verb
vex (third-person singular simple present vexes, present participle vexing, simple past and past participle vexed or (archaic) vext)
- (transitive, now rare) To trouble aggressively, to harass.
- (transitive) To annoy, irritate.
- (transitive) To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.
- (transitive, rare) To twist, to weave.
- some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom
- (intransitive, obsolete) To be irritated; to fret.
- 1613, George Chapman, The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois
- Wake when thou would'st wake, fear nought, vex for nought
- 1613, George Chapman, The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois
- (transitive) To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:vex.
Synonyms
- (to annoy): agitate, irk, irritate
- (to cause mental suffering): afflict, grame, torment
Derived terms
Related terms
- quake
- vexatious
Translations
Noun
vex (plural vexes)
- (Scotland, obsolete) A trouble.
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “vex”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
vex
- Alternative form of wax (“wax”)
Etymology 2
Verb
vex
- Alternative form of vexen
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